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Tulsa is a city that has long embraced entrepreneurs and innovators. The region’s entrepreneurial scene continues to grow and thrive thanks to several organizations and partners.  36 Degrees North is Tulsa’s basecamp for entrepreneurs. It provides high-quality workspace, fosters a tight-knit community, and curates connections to helpful resources, so entrepreneurs ca...Continue Reading

The Tulsa Regional Chamber works with area partners and organizations to provide  businesses and individuals with a number of different workforce programs. We offer a wide variety of programs and services that are designed to help local businesses and employees succeed.  Tulsa Community College offers continued education classes for anyone wh...Continue Reading

 Tulsa’s new regional economic development website is your source for news and events happening in the business community. Exciting things are happening in the Tulsa region, and we want to share the great news.  In our business news section, people can learn about new developments, available properties, new business ventures an...Continue Reading

Why should you choose Tulsa? Tulsa boasts a high-quality of life with a low cost of living, making it an ideal place for businesses and residents. It’s big-city amenities, short commute and thriving arts and culture scene are just a few of the reasons it’s a great place to grow.  Tuls...Continue Reading

Milo’s Tea Company executives were joined today by local and state leaders for a ceremonial ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Milo’s new production and distribution center at the Cherokee Extension Industrial Park in Tulsa County. Based in Birmingham, Ala., Milo’s announced its expansion to Tulsa in May 201...Continue Reading

If you are looking to locate a business in Tulsa, check out the local and state incentives you could benefit from. Tulsa’s regional economic development website showcases several of these incentives and resources which will help ensure local business success.  Incentives offered to businesses include tax exemptions, tax credit programs, employe...Continue Reading

Sometimes big city life can be overwhelming — especially when there's a pandemic. Luckily, if you have the ability and the means to travel (preferably by car), there are some quaint and less-populated places throughout the US that make for a good break from city life. And traveling doesn't necessarily mea...Continue Reading

The Tulsa Regional Chamber launched the SizeUp Business Intelligence tool to equip small businesses and entrepreneurs with the tools and information to grow and be successful. SizeUp uses millions of data points to provide individualized business intelligence and market research, customized to each business. SizeUp provides performance benchmarking, competitive intelligenc...Continue Reading

 Tulsa’s new economic development website has put together a free and detailed community profile for site selectors and businesses who are looking to locate in the area. This profile is meant to give an in-depth look at the local community and the business sector in the Tulsa region. You can vie...Continue Reading

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Transportation Commission awarded a $90 million contract to widen Interstate 44 from west of the Arkansas River bridge to Union Avenue in Tulsa and reconstruct five bridges. “This is the single largest construction award we have had for a highway project in Tulsa,” said Kenna Mitchell, a...Continue Reading

Site selectors and decision-makers looking into locating or relocating to Tulsa now have a new tool to help them compare communities in the area. This tool is designed to help site selectors find the best community in the area to locate their business for maximum success. Our comparing tool allows yo...Continue Reading

Site selectors and business owners now have access to our in-depth Geographical Information System (GIS) - a tool that makes it easier to evaluate the opportunities available within the Tulsa region.  This data includes available properties, community comparison, demographics and community profile information, mapping tools and more. These tools are freel...Continue Reading

Site Selection Group, a full-service location advisory, economic incentives and real estate services firm, recently released its data evaluating locations for manufacturing investment. The findings put Oklahoma in the top 10 most competitive states for manufacturing. “I am happy to see Oklahoma recognized for the competitive advantage it brings to manufacturing operation...Continue Reading

 Tulsa’s new website offers site selectors and businesses in the area planning tools to analyze area talent. With our GIS planning tools, you can create a customized view and reports of different parts of the region. This tool also provides a city-to-city cost of living and salary information.   Tulsa has mor...Continue Reading

A packaging company is planning to triple its footprint by building a new 550,000-square-foot corrugator facility in Tulsa County. Green Bay Packaging (GBP) is set to begin construction Sept. 1 on the “super plant,” which is scheduled to begin operation in October 2021. The facility will replace the existing 180,000-square-foot factory a...Continue Reading

Tulsa has new online planning tools to offer site selectors and company executives. These tools include in-depth demographics and allow site selectors and businesses the most accurate image of Tulsa and the residents in the region. These demographics are part of our GIS planning tools to help site selectors learn mor...Continue Reading

Gov. Kevin Stitt listened to the coronavirus tribulations and occasional triumphs of small business operators in Broken Arrow and Owasso while also promoting his administration’s handling of the epidemic. Stitt and his entourage, which included Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Department of Commerce Executive Director Brent Kisling and Economic Development Director Jennifer Springer, toure...Continue Reading

A Tulsa digital marketing and engagement center business is hiring at least 150 people. Avantive Solutions is seeking English- and Spanish-speaking customer sales employees. It will offer up to a $500 signing bonus: $100 at 30 days; $150 at 60 days and $250 at 90 days. Hourly pay is between $12.86 an...Continue Reading

You may not recognize the place — and that’s a $55 million compliment. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled Tuesday to celebrate the grand reopening of the Cox Business Convention Center following a two-year Vision Tulsa renovation. Visitors will be introduced to something old, something new and something designed to attract events an...Continue Reading

 Use our free online geographical information system (GIS) planning tools and find the property right for your business needs today. Our GIS system offers site selectors and businesses looking for property in-depth search tools and detailed information on each available property in the area. Search for available properties by size, dat...Continue Reading

Technological innovation alone can't save Oklahoma City from the economic ravages of the coronavirus, but the growing importance of tech jobs in the workforce is a kind of inoculation against some of its effects. The reslient tech sector is likely even stronger in the otherwise coronavirus-slammed economy — thanks to digita...Continue Reading

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